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The major in women's studies consists of at least nine courses, including Introduction to Women's Studies, Feminist Theory, and the Senior Seminar. Three or more additional courses must be taken at the 300 level or above. Students are encouraged to pursue a concentration within the major; possible concentrations include: social science, humanities, arts or a particular social issue or theme. Women's studies majors are urged to pursue internships, service learning opportunities and independent research that will complement their course work in women's studies.
Introduction and Theory
Wmst 201 Introduction to Women's Studies
Wmst 312 Feminist Theory
Wmst 401 Senior Seminar: Topics in Women and War
Women in U.S. Society
Two of the following:
Econ 241 Women in U.S. Economy
Hist 232 Women in North America to 1790
Hist 233 U.S. Women, 1790-1890
Hist 234 U.S. Women since 1890
Soc 260 Gender Inequality
Other courses may qualify with permission of the women's studies advisor.
Women in International Perspective
Two of the following:
Anth 255 Women in Africa
Anth 260 Women and Development
Anth 350 Gender and Social Organization
Arth 225 Status, Gender, and Identity in Japanese Visual Culture
Arth 398 Anatomies (1400-1600): Sexual, Forbidden, and Monstrous
Clas 266 Women, Power and Paganism
Econ 233 Sweatshops in the World Economy
Fr 331 Other Voices, Other Stories: Great Works by Women from France and the Francophone World
Hisp 370 Studies on Hispanic Women Writers
Hist 225 Women in East Asia: Japan and Korea
Hist 227 Women in East Asia: China
Itas 235 Italian Women Writers in Translation
Russ 284 Women in Russian Culture
Soc 310 Beyond Global Feminism
Electives
Two of the following not used above:
Anth 255 Women in Africa
Anth 260 Women and Development
Anth 350 Gender and Social Organization
Arth 225 Status, Gender, and Identity in Japanese Visual Culture
Arth 336 Sex and Death in Early Modern Venice
Arth 398 Anatomies (1400-1600): Sexual, Forbidden, and Monstrous
Clas 266 Women, Power and Paganism
Econ 233 Sweatshops in the World Economy
Econ 241 Women in U.S. Economy
Eng 236 Sex, Work and the Victorians
Eng 240 Gender, Genre and Poetry
Eng 247 African American Women's Literature
Eng 272 Romancing the Novel
Eng 348 Sexual Politics of Film Noir
Eng 377 Feminist Criticism
Fr 331 Other Voices, Other Stories: Great Works by Women from France and the Francophone World
Hisp 370 Studies on Hispanic Women Writers
Hist 225 Women in East Asia: Japan and Korea
Hist 227 Women in East Asia: China
Hist 232 Women in North America to 1790
Hist 233 U.S. Women, 1790-1890
Hist 234 U.S. Women since 1890
Hist 313 Issues in the History of Women in Europe
Hist 340 Gender and Work in the 19th-Century U.S.
Hist 341 Sex and Culture in the 19th-Century U.S.
Itas 235 Italian Women Writers in Translation
Phil 255 Feminism, Philosophy and the Law
Pols 025 Legal Issues in Public Policy: The Law of Sexuality and Gender
Psy 261 Psychobiology of Sex and Gender
Psy 235 Human Sexuality
Psy 290 Psychology of Women
Rel 142 Religion and Sexuality
Russ 284 Women in Russian Culture
Soc 260 Gender Inequality
Soc 310 Beyond Global Feminism
Soc 311 Violence against Women
Soc 340 Gender and Health
Soc 392 Feminist Research
Wmst 315 Black Feminist Theory
Wmst 399 Independent Study
Wmst 500 Individual Research